#beyoncé renaissance coded

[rileykeouhg]

LEWIS HAMILTON via Instagram (September 21, 2023)

[alrightbuckaroo]

hi ada! annoying you in your inbox again. 🧡

so this morning i’ve been listening to cowboy carter because of your influence (it is really good! i’m enjoying it alot) and im listening to II Most Wanted and i am getting nancymarjan ideas…. (maybe this will be my summer project?)

anyways. i just wanted to tell you i listened per your influence and im really enjoying it!

hope your tuesday is as wonderful as you are :)

Hi Rachel! You're not annoying me at all! Thanks for such sweet words! 💕

I'm really glad you like it; it's already my Album of the Year regardless of what the Academy says hahah.

II HANDS II HEAVEN might be my favorite, but I love TYRANT and I love how those two flow together so it feels like one long, amazing song. (Honestly, I love RIIVERDANCE too, so it's like one really long song.)

I loved Renaissance (All Up In Your Mind is my favorite Beyoncé song of all time) but something about Cowboy Carter has just really gotten to me in the best way. My last.fm scrobbles look ridiculous 😭

Granted those 400 are every time I've listened to a song on Cowboy Carter (and there's a lot of them) but I know for a fact TYRANT made up a fourth of these hahah

If you're reading this and haven't listened to Cowboy Carter, please give it a shot. Even if you're someone who doesn't listen to Beyoncé (change that, it'll change your life I'm so serious; start with B-Day and we'll go from there); you might end up loving this one!

I think Spotify is still doing the referral code deal, so if you need a code for Premium, just let me know!

[carletes]

don't know if you've listened to cowboy carter yet but ii most wanted is carlando coded

I HAVENT YET but I intend to! I’m not a big country person at all but it’s Beyoncé so…

ICYMI Virgo’s Groove is THE carlando coded song from Renaissance.

[thechanelmuse]

My Top Albums/EPs of 2022

So I bet you thought I forgot to post my end-of-the-year music list 😏

Chile, I did 🙃. Better late than never tho, right? 

Enjoy!

JAZZ

The Baylor Project - The Evening: Live at APPARATUS

Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas - Valse Sinistre

Brandon Coleman - Interstellar Black Space

Cécile McLorin Salvant - Ghost Song

Charlie Gabriel - Eighty Nine

Jeremy Pelt - Soundtrack

Joshua Redman Quartet (Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade) - LongGone

Makaya McCraven - In These Times

Marquis Hill - New Gospel Revisited

Ron Carter - Finding the Right Notes

Samara Joy - Linger Awhile

COUNTRY

Abbey Cone - Hate Me EP

Carrie Underwood - Denim & Rhinestones

Luke Combs - Growin Up

Madeline Edwards - Crashlanded + Madeline Edwards EP (two projects)

Maren Morris - Humble Quest

Mickey Guyton - I Am Woman EP

FOLK

Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days (Deluxe Edition) - In the Canyon Haze

Kina Grannis - It's Hard to Be Human — (2021 album)

Valerie June - The Moon and the Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers + Under Cover (two projects)

GOSPEL

DOE - Clarity

Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music - Kingdom Come One (Deluxe)

Ricky Dillard - Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)

Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Hymns (Live)

Tye Tribbett - All Things New

BLENDED GENRES

Gabriels - Angels & Queens – Part I

Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (Deluxe Edition) — 25th anniversary

Moonchild - Starfruit

PJ Morton - Watch the Sun (Deluxe)

Robert Glasper - Black Radio III (Supreme Edition)

SZA - SOS

Tank and the Bangas - Red Balloon

Various Artists - Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

YEBBA - Live at Electric Lady

SOUL/BLUES (ROCK*)

Jamison Ross - JAMO

Lady Wray - Piece of Me

Lee Fields - Sentimental Fool

Liv Warfield - Live at Cafe Wha? *

Lizz Wright - Holding Space: Live In Berlin

Miko Marks and The Resurrectors - Feel Like Going Home

Various Artists - Summer of Soul Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

R&B

Alex Isley & Jack Dine - Marigold

Ari Lennox - age/sex/location

Arin Ray - Hello Poison

Coco Jones - What I Didn't Tell You

Durand Bernarr - Wanderlust

India Shawn - BEFORE WE GO (DEEPER)

Kenyon Dixon - Closer

Lucky Daye - Candydrip

Mariah Carey - Butterfly: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous

Ravyn Lenae - HYPNOS

Sevyn Streeter - Drunken Wordz Sober Thoughtz

Siergio - BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

POP/ALTERNATIVE (ROCK)

The 1975 - Being Funny In a Foreign Language

Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch

Avril Lavigne - Let Go (20th Anniversary Edition)

James Bay - Leap

LÉON - Circles

Lissie - Carving Canyons

Sigrid - High Note

RAP

Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes

Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist

JID - The Forever Story

Leikeli47 - Shape Up

Mozzy - Survivor's Guilt

Nas - King's Disease III

Saba - Few Good Things

Smino - Luv 4 Rent

EXPERIMENTAL

Niia - OFFAIR: Mouthful of Salt

Sault - Air + Aiir (2 projects)

HONORABLE MENTION

Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE

I know it’s coming... *hands on hips* “Honorable mention?!?”

I just can't listen to Renaissance straight through. I’ve tried and tried and tried. When it comes to my listening experience, I approach music sonically first, following the story and arrangement of the music instruments, and how the timbre of one's singing or rapping meets and interweaves between those elements. Give me an audio painting with a tapestry of enthralling colors and textures that I can feel. Then I'll invite in the lyrics.

It's like cinema. The average person most likely follows the eyes of the camera as it relates to the dialogue for the cinematic story. The way my brain is wired 🤖 I have to separate a number of other elements into parts as the story moves along — from the color grading and lighting to the sound design and mise-en-scène — to fully understand the director's vision and grasp the actual tale.

The thing about Renaissance as a whole is that it doesn't breathe enough for me. It feels chaotic like a tide than a flow if I let it run straight through. Give me spatial, darling! But that's the intentional, heavy-handed part about Renaissance, especially on the heels of a post-pandemic world: "Get tf up, dance and feel good." I don't wanna dance; I just wanna listen 😩 lol

Side note: 

We all have a specific musical palette as to why we fully gravitate to some songs/albums and not to others. I posted my review of Susan Roger’s book, This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You, a few months ago. (She was Prince's sound engineer from 1983 to 1988.) If you’re curious about why you like the music you like, I recommend for you to read it.

[djfrankk]

Jahresrückblick 2022

Finally: 10 mal Dancefloor. 30 Alben. 10 mal Radio. 1 mal alles andere (15.01.2023)

BEST TRACKS (DANCEFLOOR)

1. hudson mohawke – dance forever 2. beyonce – break my soul 3. donna savage – crush 4. romare – priestess 5. paula jets – jazzfest 6. marcel dettmann – suffice to predict 7. keke – thick8. kungs & boys noize – fashion 9. asther the producer & el completo rd – blim blim blam blam 10. nickodemus & qvln – werere (congafist percussao mix)

BEST ALBUMS

1. viagra boys – cave world 2. fontaines d.c. – skinty fia 3. meat wave – malgin hex 4. kamp & fid mella - 2urück 0hne 2ukunft 5. hudson mohawke – cry sugar 6. kode9 – escapology 7. hieroglyphic being – there is no acid in this house 8. cypress hill – back in black 9. preoccupations – arrangements 10. beach house - Once Twice Melody

11. suff daddy – basically sober 12. b.visible – pleasant clutter 13. leon vynehall - fabric presents Leon Vynehall 14. tsha – fabric presents tsha (dj mix) 15. theo parrish – dj-kicks (detroit forward) 16. romare – fantasy 17. loop – sonancy 18. danger mouse & black thought – cheat codes 19. beyoncé – renaissance 20. guerilla toss – famously alive

21. dälek – precipice 22. dead cross – dead cross II 22. santigold – spirituals 23. !!! – let it be blue 24. moderat - more d4ta 25. napalm death – resentment is always seismic - a final throw of throes [EP] 26. rosalia – motomami 27. ebow – canê 28. black midi – hellfire 29. die sterne – hallo euphoria 30. tv priest – my other people

BEST SONGS (INDIE, POP & RADIO) (zufällige reihenfolge) dead cross – love without love die sterne – gleich hinter krefeld m.i.a. – popular diana ross & tame impala – turn up the sunshine meat wave – complaint viagra boys – ain't no thief fontaines d.c. – i love you cari cari – zdarlight 1992 rosalia – chicken teriyaki cypress hill – the ride

AND ALSO …   DJ/ELECTRONIC SET – CONCERT – protomatyr, rote fabrik, zürich FESTIVAL – keines, to be honest CLUB – gasthaus dopler TV – star trek lower decks, dope sick, we own this city RADIO – fm4 unlimited MOVIE – night mare alley MUSIC-VIDEO – MAGAZINE – trasher MUSIC-MAGAZINE – ox BOOK – wu-tang ist forever NOT BAD – sich ein jahr auf eine sache konzentrieren NOT GOOD – war 2022 – weniger arbeiten, mehr blog einträge

[kickmag]

22 From 2022

It's 2023 already and 2022 seemed to go by in a flash. Take a look back at some of the best albums of 2022. 

Beyoncé- Renaissance 

Beyonce's Renaissance did the unexpected by putting house music back into the American mainstream.  The singer's late gay uncle Johnny was the main inspiration and the album cover's reference to Bianca Jagger's famous horse ride at New York City's Paradise Garage set the tone. The foundation of house music was represented with veterans like Honey Dijon and Green Velvet but the current Afrobeats sound was also present. The album received nine Grammy nominations but longtime fans really want to know if it will win Album of the Year. 

Lizzo- Special 

Lizzo's feel-good mix of disco, R&B, funk and hip-hop was bright and sounded like a yearlong summer.  Cuz I Love You was such a big deal that some people wondered if her fourth album would be just as good. Special was inspired by self-care, sisterhood and relationships. The album was led-by single "About Damn Time" that had Nile Rodgers & Chic written all over it. Lizzo's proud acknowledgement of  '70s and '80s dance music was heard throughout the album that killed any worries about her ability to have another impactful album. 

Steve Lacy-Gemini Rights

Lacy's Gemini Rights is the moment he became mainstream official thanks to his TikTok hit "Bad Habit." But his obvious Prince influence and wicked abilities produced a whole album of singable ditties for the ages. The pliable falsetto, swift guitar, pure lyrics and Rick James-inspired look got Lacy ready for stardom. The brilliance he demonstrated on his 2017 demo grew and hit a critical mass and now there are many more eyes and ears curious about his next output. 

Jazmine Sullivan-Heaux Tales, Mo'Tales: The Deluxe 

Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales was updated with 10 more songs added to the original album. The conceptual EP  about Black women's relationships and sexual autonomy resonated with fans and snared a Grammy for Best R&B album in 2022. The deluxe edition gave more women a chance to tell their tale and Sullivan's fiery but raspy tone expanded space to emote.  Ari Lennox, anderson.paak and H.E.R. are on the original and Issa Rae is a guest on the newer version. 

Danger Mouse and Black Thought's Cheat Codes collaboration sounded like the equivalent of a rap LSD trip. Black Thought's words flowed over funky blues riffs, Western film themes, '60s rock and lazy jazz licks. Guests included Joey Bada$$, Run The Jewels, ASAP Rocky, Raekwon and Michael Kiwanuka. A posthumous contribution from MF DOOM on "Belize" was a surprise made eerie by Danger Mouse's choice of somber horns in the background. 

See the rest of the list.

[the-vinyl-countdown]

Die Top 50 Alben des Jahres 2022

Das sind meine 50 besten Alben des Jahres.

1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

2. ROSALÍA - MOTOMAMI

3. Billy Woods - Aethiopes

4. FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS

5. OG Keemo - Mann beisst Hund

6. Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE

7. JID - The Forever Story

8. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

9. Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man's Bones

10. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry

11. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention

12. Conway the Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes

13. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future

14. Black Midi - Hellfire

15. Beach House - Once Twice Melody

16. Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen

17. Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes

18. Aldous Harding - Warm Chris

19. Curren$y & The Alchemist - Continuance

20. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B

21. Viagra Boys - Cave World

22. Westside Gunn - 10

23. Freddie Gibbs - $oul $old $eparately

24. Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART

25. Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Killing Nothing

26. Benny The Butcher - Tana Talk 4

27. Courting - Guitar Music

28. The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

29. MAVI - Laughing so Hard, it Hurts

30. SAULT - 11

31. Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist

32. Saba - Few Good Things

33. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU

34. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes

35. Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be

36. The Weeknd - Dawn FM

37. Nas - King's Disease III

38. SZA - SOS

39. Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard

40. Kokoroko - Could We Be More

41. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum

42. Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man - Real Bad Flights

43. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity

44. DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT

45. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down

46. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream of Doors

47. Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful

48. Shacke One - S1

49. MIKE - Beware of the Monkey

50. Wanda - Wanda

[lavelled]

charming sibling tapestry. 

Harrow:

KING BUYS LUXE CONDO UNIT 11A AT THE CANADIAN CONSULATE OF NEW YORK.

Did Daddy’s unfavorite son get his very own rape room?

A young hockey player angered you.

Lots of people don’t like you. Move your swivel chair. They say you’re ostracized poison.

Your response to me was prohibiting me from seeing my dead cult when this is over. Little absurdist rape-recruit criminal. Shouldn’t you be tantrum throwing or rewatching Fight Club?

For years, regal elegance has trended online. Cheaply achieved. I wouldn’t flaunt performance art to the unsuspecting public on a worldwide platform, for profit, with no artistic entity to sell, with a man who clearly didn’t love me. The stepping back as senior royals to enjoy private life in California is him realizing oh wait the hands-tied, pathological-lying ruse is catching up to me. Don’t get me wrong: they still cash in. British and Hollywood fans have been in a steady decline, thankfully.

In spoiler-filled Xotel Harry, we’ve lifted digital camouflaging for Archillect, Murat Pak, Piers Morgan, narrating English football in UK time, and Elon Musk. Typing martyr today? Soulless. You tweeted: Put Never Went To Therapy On My Gravestone when I left the cave site. Google musk never gone to therapy Feb 28.

In the meantime, there’s a Tom Cruise marathon of cinema. Syfy. Disney. Animal Planet. I haven’t seen, A Few Good Men, since 1992. Sharp Sorkin dialogue. In minute seven, Tom’s in Washington, DC in a baseball team uniform, Boston Red Sox cap, playing SOFTBALL, and dropping effortlessly hip references to oregano. That’s me! Those are my letters. He did read them. You were 8.

Far from the entertainment business, your family of high principles did this because unlimited access to wealth and privilege can be toilsome. I don’t know what it’s like to be born into such elevated social status. If I cobbled together the trappings of royal life for a babied prince, I’d get that the necessary detachment and trafficking saved you from shocking abuse.

Skydiving, English football, tennis matches. Premiere of movie, Spice World, in the somber year of 1997. A three-pronged holiday ski trip in Whistler, Canada in 1998. Regular family trips to Klosters Ski Resort in Switzerland. Romantic ski vacation in exclusive resort in Kazakhstan. Endless photog evidence of you leaving London nightclubs. On a motorcycle in South Africa. First pitch at Mets game. Stag parties. Caught naked in a VIP suite in Las Vegas. Sprinting with Usain Bolt in Jamaica. Charity polo matches. Meeting Rihanna in Barbados on World Aids Day. Visiting Casablanca to promote girls’ education. Videotaping a challenge to the Obamas. Taping heartfelt message to Elton John. Speech at the United Nations for Nelson Mandela Day. Chairing Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World. Spouses accepting Kennedy Human Rights Award for leadership to dismantle structural racism. Meeting human rights icon, Desmond Tutu. Date night at The Lion King premiere. Obstacle course race with James Corden. Super Bowl 2022 with your cousin. Chat show and podcast interviews for Book. Hosting The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection in LA. Katy Perry concert. Beyoncé Renaissance concert.

Seems stifling.

My life has been a little different.

When the British press published cavorting Vegas pictures in 2012 titled, Heir It Is, why are you in a Let’s Get Wild Lauren’s Bachelorette shirt? Are you not admitting to being my older male cousin by proxy, locking up a little girl for arranged marital sex?

What is it about music that is lightning crashes, would you capture it, genie in a bottle, can’t find a better man, dearly beloved, guess the fortune teller’s right, the club isn’t the best place, shut up and dance, it’s gonna be me. Your vinyl-shaped rapey spinster schoolchild code is caught in youtubing stories full of tellers.

Welcome to the Internet—Bo Burnham. Toby Keith—How Do You Like Me Now. Bad Wolves—Zombie. Skillet—Monster. Avenged Sevenfold—Hail To The King. Avicii with Aloe Blacc—Wake Me Up—Tim Bergling traveled to Muscat, Oman to fatally wound himself 5 years later.

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[kcyars19992]

CULTURE

15 Unforgettable Moments from Summer '23

Airplane Karen, the Alabama Brawl, Trump turning himself in to Fulton County and Erykah Badu's beef with Beyoncé were all the talk.

By

Kalyn Womack

Updated6 hours ago

Relax... just because Starbucks fired up their pumpkin spice lattes does NOT mean the summer is over. And before the season is a wrap, we need to do a run down of what happened because man... it was a time.

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The highlight of course is the most recent event—former President Donald Trump heading to Fulton County jail to get his mugshot taken for one of the four indictments he’s facing. KeKe Palmer’s baby daddy started a feud with her over an appearance with Usher and got dragged by the internet. Plus, some regular-degular people have gone viral for their moments that got caught on camera like that Alabama boat brawl. 

“Lift every chair and swing” is being printed on t-shirts as we speak. 

Many more events occurred across politics, entertainment and beyond that were honestly unexpected or just juicy to talk to about. Check out 15 moments below:

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2 / 17

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Trump Goes to Jail... Kind Of

The former president took to social media to announce his plans to surrender to authorities at Fulton County Jail after being slammed with a fourth indictment by District Attorney Fani Willis. He and 19 other defendants are facing charges in connection to the “stop the steal” campaign to overthrow the 2020 election results.

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Atlanta hosted parties for the occasion, including one lounge’s “Welcome to Rice St.” celebration. Trump bailed himself out on $200k but nevertheless, the internet was gifted with his mugshot. It’s not oversaturated. That’s just his spray tan. 

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3 / 17

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Try That in a Small Town

https://www.theroot.com/embed/inset/iframe?id=youtube-video-b1_RKu-ESCY&start=0Jason Aldean - Try That In A Small Town (Official Music Video)

The country singer drew controversy after releasing this racism-coded song with hidden jabs at Black stereotypes and the Black Lives Matter movement. The music video featured clips from the 2020 protests and a courthouse where a Black teen was lynched back in the 20s. Despite the obvious implications, the singer insisted being racist wasn’t his intention.

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It’s still a good ol’ boys, gun rights, MAGAt anthem nonetheless. 

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4 / 17

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Jamie Foxx’s Mysterious Sickness

Seemingly out of nowhere, the beloved singer-actor dropped off the face of the earth and the next thing we knew, he was in the hospital fighting an unspecified medical complication. Not even TMZ’s best paparazzi and sources could get a picture of him or any information as to what was going on. Many people thought we were going to lose him. Then, the trailer for They Cloned Tyrone dropped and led the internet into a frenzy about the government making another Foxx to replace the OG.

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He finally showed face weeks later and his friends and family say he’s good as new. We still don’t know what put him down.

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5 / 17

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Cardi B Throwing Mics

https://www.theroot.com/embed/inset/iframe?id=youtube-video-OTl5punI5AY&start=0Cardi B hurls microphone after drink thrown at her

The rapper was performing at Drai’s Nightclub in Las Vegas when a crowd member splashed a drink on her. Almost immediately, Cardi abandoned any determination to finish her song and threw her microphone at who she thought was the perpetrator. Online users say the wrong fan got smacked by the mic. In the end, the artist faced a battery charge. 

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Meanwhile, the mic is being auctioned off for near $100k on eBay. 

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6 / 17

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Beyoncé vs Erykah Badu?

Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour has officially previewed 100 different outfits, many reminiscent of the old style wear from her Formation era which means BIG hats. Songstress Erykah Badu took to Instagram one day reposting a picture of the Crazy In Love singer ascending onto the stage in a wide-brimmed chrome mirror hat. “Hmm. I guess I’m everyone’s stylist,” Badu wrote. 

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In response, fans speculated that Beyoncé omitted Badu’s name from her Break My Soul (The Queens Remix) performance. In another performance, she switched it up to “Badu, Badu, Badu, Badu,” which fans also took as shade. 

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7 / 17

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Florida Man Says Slavery Was Good

After wreaking complete havoc on the education system with his anti-woke campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to weigh in on the topic of slavery. No, no one asked.

In addition to endorsing the state’s Department of Education’s ban of teaching subjects regarding the history of slavery and racism, he argued that slavery (the 400+ years of Black people being sold, abused and mutilated) was beneficial for Black people.... the white man who refuses to acknowledge racism. 

8 / 17

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Carlee Russell Kidnapping Hoax

In July, Carlethia “Carlee” Russell sent the nation into a panic when she allegedly disappeared after calling 911 to report a missing toddler on the side of the highway. Police found her car and belongings unattended on the side of Interstate 459. Two days later, she walked back home and told the police she was abducted by a orange-bearded man. After an investigation, police found Russell had records of searching kidnapping-related topics and just days after that discovery, Russell’s attorney released a statement that her disappearance was a lie. Now, she’s facing charges for faking her disappearance.

9 / 17

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Montgomery Boat Brawl

https://www.theroot.com/embed/inset/iframe?id=youtube-video-8JdLnCp17Jc&start=0Watch: Video shows brawl erupt on Alabama riverfront

Some might say plain old racism brought a class-action butt whopping to a group of white folks. After refusing to move their boat from the dock, a white family then tried to provoke an altercation with the Black doc workers who were trying to doc another larger boat. After a group of white men ganged up on the Black doc worker, more Black bystanders spawned onto the doc swinging knuckles, ankles and chairs to defend the man who was just trying to do his job. One teen swam across the river fully clothed, shoes on and jumped onto the doc to promptly commence to beating ass. You just had to see it. 

10 / 17

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KeKe Palmer’s Usher Episode

The new mama enjoyed a ladies night out to see Usher’s Vegas performance wearing a sexy, sheer dress. The clip of Usher serenading Palmer went viral on the internet but one hater had to try and ruin the fun: her damn baby father. In a tweet, he threw misogynistic shade at the video writing, “It’s the outfit tho... you a mom.” He must’ve forgotten we don’t know him like that. Thus, the internet dragged him back to the dusty corner he came from.

KeKe responded to his shade with a new single ladies anthem and an appearance in Usher’s new video saying, “I am a mother, after all.”

11 / 17

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Chicago Mom and Son

A brutal video of a woman getting punched in the face by a man circulated social media like fire on gasoline. The video showed her asking her son to get her gun while in an argument with a man at a food stand. After the man took that right-hook, the woman’s son pulled out a firearm and fatally shot him. The situation sparked debates on whether the mother and son should be charged in the shooting. However, the two had their felony murder charges dropped as soon as they’d gotten them.

12 / 17

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Airplane Karen

Tiffany Gomas went viral within weeks after having a meltdown on an airplane that we still don’t know the reason for. She told reporters her issue stemmed from a spout with family members but other reports say she accused a Black man of stealing her AirPods. The video of her screaming, “I don’t give two fucks but I’m telling you right now, that motherfucker back there is not real!” drew the most attention as people speculated who wasn’t real and why.

She apologized for her episode on X but we still don’t know what caused the ruckus. The internet concluded she saw a demon, shapeshifter or skinwalker. Yet, there’s no proof.

13 / 17

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Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years

YASSSSSSS... I mean, aw damn. Singer-rapper Tory Lanez got sentenced to ten years in prison in connection to the shooting and injuring of rapper Megan Thee Stallion. For years, the internet (and Tory) debated about what happened back in 2020. Meg stayed silent until Tory went on social media instigating an argument. Then, she finally gave an emotional account of the night she thought she’d die. He was convicted for assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

14 / 17

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Lizzo’s Scathing Lawsuit

The singer-songwriter was slammed with a sexual harassment lawsuit listing three of her former dancers as plaintiffs seemingly out of nowhere. The suit alleged Lizzo engaged in “sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment.” She was also accused of not paying her employees and verbally abusing them because of their weight. Her current dancers also weighed in echoing the concerns listed in the legal document. The artist responded calling the suit a “sham” and denied the allegations. The lawyer representing the plaintiffs said more allegations may be on the way.

15 / 17

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Government Releases UFO Secrets

In July, the House Oversight subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs held an impromptu hearing to confirm that aliens are real. Technically, it’s “unidentified anomalous phenomena” which may or may not be the green slimy things we consider aliens to be. A few military vets testified that the country recovered non-human “biologics” from certain crash sites and recounted traumatizing moments about what they saw. However, the nation seemed to react with one big fat shrug emoji because we already knew what was up.

16 / 17

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SAG-AFTRA Strike

The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strike took TV show and movie lovers by storm putting a harsh pause on filming as actors and screenwriters demand a fair negotiated contract for better pay, healthy working conditions and of course, protection from allowing AI to make carbon copies of the actors. Kerry Washington, Quinta Brunson and more have joined the picket line halting production on the film rendition of Broadway’s “Wicked,” Abbott Elementary and Marvel’s “Blade.”

17 / 17

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 CULTURE

15 Unforgettable Moments from Summer '23

Airplane Karen, the Alabama Brawl, Trump turning himself in to Fulton County and Erykah Badu's beef with Beyoncé were all the talk.

By

Kalyn Womack

UpdatedMonday 4:35PM

Relax... just because Starbucks fired up their pumpkin spice lattes does NOT mean the summer is over. And before the season is a wrap, we need to do a run down of what happened because man... it was a time.

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The highlight of course is the most recent event—former President Donald Trump heading to Fulton County jail to get his mugshot taken for one of the four indictments he’s facing. KeKe Palmer’s baby daddy started a feud with her over an appearance with Usher and got dragged by the internet. Plus, some regular-degular people have gone viral for their moments that got caught on camera like that Alabama boat brawl. 

“Lift every chair and swing” is being printed on t-shirts as we speak. 

Many more events occurred across politics, entertainment and beyond that were honestly unexpected or just juicy to talk to about. Check out 15 moments below:

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2 / 17

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Trump Goes to Jail... Kind Of

The former president took to social media to announce his plans to surrender to authorities at Fulton County Jail after being slammed with a fourth indictment by District Attorney Fani Willis. He and 19 other defendants are facing charges in connection to the “stop the steal” campaign to overthrow the 2020 election results.

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Atlanta hosted parties for the occasion, including one lounge’s “Welcome to Rice St.” celebration. Trump bailed himself out on $200k but nevertheless, the internet was gifted with his mugshot. It’s not oversaturated. That’s just his spray tan. 

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3 / 17

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Try That in a Small Town

https://www.theroot.com/embed/inset/iframe?id=youtube-video-b1_RKu-ESCY&start=0Jason Aldean - Try That In A Small Town (Official Music Video)

The country singer drew controversy after releasing this racism-coded song with hidden jabs at Black stereotypes and the Black Lives Matter movement. The music video featured clips from the 2020 protests and a courthouse where a Black teen was lynched back in the 20s. Despite the obvious implications, the singer insisted being racist wasn’t his intention.

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It’s still a good ol’ boys, gun rights, MAGAt anthem nonetheless. 

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4 / 17

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Jamie Foxx’s Mysterious Sickness

Seemingly out of nowhere, the beloved singer-actor dropped off the face of the earth and the next thing we knew, he was in the hospital fighting an unspecified medical complication. Not even TMZ’s best paparazzi and sources could get a picture of him or any information as to what was going on. Many people thought we were going to lose him. Then, the trailer for They Cloned Tyrone dropped and led the internet into a frenzy about the government making another Foxx to replace the OG.

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He finally showed face weeks later and his friends and family say he’s good as new. We still don’t know what put him down. Anyways glad he’s doing better

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5 / 17

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Cardi B Throwing Mics

https://www.theroot.com/embed/inset/iframe?id=youtube-video-OTl5punI5AY&start=0Cardi B hurls microphone after drink thrown at her

The rapper was performing at Drai’s Nightclub in Las Vegas when a crowd member splashed a drink on her. Almost immediately, Cardi abandoned any determination to finish her song and threw her microphone at who she thought was the perpetrator. Online users say the wrong fan got smacked by the mic. In the end, the artist faced a battery charge. 

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Meanwhile, the mic is being auctioned off for near $100k on eBay because of course

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6 / 17

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Beyoncé vs Erykah Badu?

Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour has officially previewed 100 different outfits, many reminiscent of the old style wear from her Formation era which means BIG hats. Songstress Erykah Badu took to Instagram one day reposting a picture of the Crazy In Love singer ascending onto the stage in a wide-brimmed chrome mirror hat. “Hmm. I guess I’m everyone’s stylist,” Badu wrote. 

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In response, fans speculated that Beyoncé omitted Badu’s name from her Break My Soul (The Queens Remix) performance. In another performance, she switched it up to “Badu, Badu, Badu, Badu,” which fans also took as shade. 

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7 / 17

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Florida Man Says Slavery Was Good

After wreaking complete havoc on the education system with his anti-woke campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to weigh in on the topic of slavery. No, no one asked.

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In addition to endorsing the state’s Department of Education’s ban of teaching subjects regarding the history of slavery and racism, he argued that slavery (the 400+ years of Black people being sold, abused and mutilated) was beneficial for Black people.... the white man who refuses to acknowledge racism. 

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8 / 17

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Carlee Russell Kidnapping Hoax

In July, Carlethia “Carlee” Russell sent the nation into a panic when she allegedly disappeared after calling 911 to report a missing toddler on the side of the highway. Police found her car and belongings unattended on the side of Interstate 459. Two days later, she walked back home and told the police she was abducted by a orange-bearded man. After an investigation, police found Russell had records of searching kidnapping-related topics and just days after that discovery, Russell’s attorney released a statement that her disappearance was a lie. Now, she’s facing charges for faking her disappearance.

Fun fact: there’s literally a movie based on this event. Seriously though look it up ADVERTISEMENT

9 / 17

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Montgomery Boat Brawl

https://www.theroot.com/embed/inset/iframe?id=youtube-video-8JdLnCp17Jc&start=0Watch: Video shows brawl erupt on Alabama riverfront

Some might say plain old racism brought a class-action butt whopping to a group of white folks. After refusing to move their boat from the dock, a white family then tried to provoke an altercation with the Black doc workers who were trying to doc another larger boat. After a group of white men ganged up on the Black doc worker, more Black bystanders spawned onto the doc swinging knuckles, ankles and chairs to defend the man who was just trying to do his job. One teen swam across the river fully clothed, shoes on and jumped onto the doc to promptly commence to beating ass. You just had to see it. 

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10 / 17

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KeKe Palmer’s Usher Episode

The new mama enjoyed a ladies night out to see Usher’s Vegas performance wearing a sexy, sheer dress. The clip of Usher serenading Palmer went viral on the internet but one hater had to try and ruin the fun: her damn baby father. In a tweet, he threw misogynistic shade at the video writing, “It’s the outfit tho... you a mom.” He must’ve forgotten we don’t know him like that. Thus, the internet dragged him back to the dusty corner he came from.

KeKe responded to his shade with a new single ladies anthem and an appearance in Usher’s new video saying, “I am a mother, after all.”

In one month we went from who is this Darius Jackson/dauton/whatever to who does he think he is because he ran to social media instead of keeping it private, mute and cute while he kept house(speaking of people who learned that social media is not a real life experience that will humble you… more on this later)

11 / 17

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Chicago Mom and Son

A brutal video of a woman getting punched in the face by a man circulated social media like fire on gasoline. The video showed her asking her son to get her gun while in an argument with a man at a food stand. After the man took that right-hook, the woman’s son pulled out a firearm and fatally shot him. The situation sparked debates on whether the mother and son should be charged in the shooting. However, the two had their felony murder charges dropped as soon as they’d gotten them.

the nigpenes could never.

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12 / 17

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Airplane Karen

Tiffany Gomas went viral within weeks after having a meltdown on an airplane that we still don’t know the reason for. She told reporters her issue stemmed from a spout with family members but other reports say she accused a Black man of stealing her AirPods. The video of her screaming, “I don’t give two fucks but I’m telling you right now, that motherfucker back there is not real!” drew the most attention as people speculated who wasn’t real and why.

She apologized for her episode on X but we still don’t know what caused the ruckus. The internet concluded she saw a demon, shapeshifter or skinwalker. Yet, there’s no proof.

Karen’s gonna Karen

13 / 17

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Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years

YASSSSSSS... I mean, aw damn. Singer-rapper Tory Lanez got sentenced to ten years in prison in connection to the shooting and injuring of rapper Megan Thee Stallion. For years, the internet (and Tory) debated about what happened back in 2020. Meg stayed silent until Tory went on social media instigating an argument. Then, she finally gave an emotional account of the night she thought she’d die. He was convicted for assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

I don’t know about you but it’s been three years into the 2020s decade but we have a candidate for most hated musician of the decade.

Just how hated is he you asked? When people hear about him being scared and being passed around in prison (translation: he’s being raped in prison) rather than shock and disgust most of the quotes are giving “thats my song” , “I love this for him” , and “this is my kink” along with something about “death penalty” “he deserves to be another name another hashtag “ and “go back to Canada” because there’s no sympathy for a man let alone an irrelevant musician who shoots at a woman because he can’t handle criticism from her.

Like hes so reviled that even those who are revolutionary anarchists , and those against bigotry in any form will become hateful towards black men and short men, xenophobic against Canadans , celebrating the system and the cops, and backing the death penalty and rooting for the prisoners to beat and force themselves on him.

Not even another musician from Canada Nickelback has garnered this level of hate and to say that they’re known for being hated is the understatement of the century. I’ll take their cheesy, tried and true songs about love , memories and heartbreak with the occasional hard hitting rock anthems sprinkled in over violent sociopaths who were once irrelevant but now a dustpan of music history any day of the week thanks

14 / 17

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Lizzo’s Scathing Lawsuit

The singer-songwriter was slammed with a sexual harassment lawsuit listing three of her former dancers as plaintiffs seemingly out of nowhere. The suit alleged Lizzo engaged in “sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment.” She was also accused of not paying her employees and verbally abusing them because of their weight. Her current dancers also weighed in echoing the concerns listed in the legal document. The artist responded calling the suit a “sham” and denied the allegations. The lawyer representing the plaintiffs said more allegations may be on the way. Yikes

15 / 17

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Government Releases UFO Secrets

In July, the House Oversight subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs held an impromptu hearing to confirm that aliens are real. Technically, it’s “unidentified anomalous phenomena” which may or may not be the green slimy things we consider aliens to be. A few military vets testified that the country recovered non-human “biologics” from certain crash sites and recounted traumatizing moments about what they saw. However, the nation seemed to react with one big fat shrug emoji because we already knew what was up.

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SAG-AFTRA Strike

The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strike took TV show and movie lovers by storm putting a harsh pause on filming as actors and screenwriters demand a fair negotiated contract for better pay, healthy working conditions and of course, protection from allowing AI to make carbon copies of the actors. Kerry Washington, Quinta Brunson and more have joined the picket line halting production on the film rendition of Broadway’s “Wicked,” Abbott Elementary and Marvel’s “Blade.”

Thankfully a deal has been made thus the strike is officially over for the writers and to say that the writers got a great deal is a understatement

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Beyoncé to Release Renaissance World Tour Film; Fans Find Mention in AMC Website Source Code

Beyoncé to Release Renaissance World Tour Film; Fans Find Mention in AMC Website Source Code

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Shop This Hat – Hollywood Life

Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for Parkwood/Shutterstock If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Learn more about our policies and reviews. You can shine like Beyoncé! The Grammy winner set a dress code for her Renaissance tour writing on her website, “Virgo season is upon us. This tour has…

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Beyoncé Tickets Are the New Status Symbol February 18, 2023

Obtaining a ticket to the Renaissance world tour has become a badge of honor.

"In his TikTok account, the comedian Kalen Allen diligently documented his roller-coaster journey to securing tickets to Beyoncé’s upcoming Renaissance world tour. His second update came with the news that he hadn’t been selected for an access code in Ticketmaster’s “Verified Fan” presale lottery. He returned in his third update with renewed vigor and a different strategy. By the final update, Allen had achieved success: He’d purchased a $3,757 ticket that came with a $556 service fee.

Although Allen’s seat (in risers on the actual stage) isn’t a typical one, his experience buying Renaissance tickets is quite similar to those of millions of other Beyoncé fans."

"A curious side effect of this internet-age steeplechase is the creation of an artificial hierarchy among fans: the haves and the have-nots."

Footage From Beyoncé's Private Dubai Performance Hit The Internet, And Fans Can't Get Enough

READ MORE https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2023/02/18/beyonce_tickets_are_the_new_status_symbol_882519.html

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not even attempting to get Beyoncé tickets because I’m sure it’s going to be like “split open the vinyl cover to your Renaissance version four album and inside you will find a small treasure map which will lead you to a cave and inside will be a code for early access to tickets” and they’ll be gone by the time general sale starts

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Summary ‘22

the banana prize: Wet Leg – Wet Leg (grand prize)

the apple prize: Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

the orange prize: Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia

the grape prize: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

the pineapple prize: Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There

the watermelon prize: Mitski – Laurel Hell

the strawberry prize: Beyoncé – Renaissance

the peach prize: Taylor Swift – Midnights

the green leaf prize: Angel Olsen – Big Time

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the rotten tomato prize: Bret McKenzie – Songs Without Jokes

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the best album released by a veteran musician/band: Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful

the best debut album: Wet Leg – Wet Leg

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the best LGBTI album (lyrics): Shamir – Heterosexuality

the best queer album (sound): Sampa The Great – As Above, So Below

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the best Mercury Prize nominated album (acc. To me): Wet Leg – Wet Leg

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the best US record: Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

the best UK & Irish record: Wet Leg – Wet Leg

the best Canadian record: Arcade Fire – WE

the best Australian & New Zealand record: Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure

the best European record (except the UK & Ireland): Björk - Fossora

the best Latin American record: --

the best African record: Sampa The Great – As Above, So Below

the best Middle Eastern record: --

the best Far East record: Rina Sawayama – Hold The Girl

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best records by genres

ambient: Brian Eno - FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE

americana: Hurray For The Riff Raff – Life On Earth

art rock: Alt-J – The Dream

avant-garde: --

bluegrass: --

blues: --

country: Angel Olsen – Big Time

country/rock: Wilco – Cruel Country

alt. country: Lambchop – The Bible

dance: Hot Chip – Freakout/Release

disco: Beyoncé - Renaissance

dub: --

dubstep: --

electro: Charli XCX - Crash

electro-pop: Phoebe Green – Lucky Me

electronic: Aurora – The Gods We Can Touch

electronica: --

experimental: Black Midi – Hellfire

folk: Weyes Blood – And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

folk-rock: Cate Le Bon – Pompeii

folk/pop: Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong

alt. folk: Aldous Harding – Warm Chris

funk: Ibibio Sound Machine – Electricity

garage: --

grime: Stormzy – This Is What I Mean

grunge: --

hardcore: --

hip hop: Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Cheat Codes

house: --

indie pop: Soccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever

indie rock: Wet Leg – Wet Leg

indie/folk: Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

jazz: Ezra Collective – Where I’m Meant To Be

lo-fi: Alex G – God Save The Animals

metal: --

noise-rock: Just Mustard – Heart Under

pop: Beach House – Once Twice Melody

pop-punk: PUP – The Unraveling Of Puptheband

pop/rock: Tears For Fears – The Tipping Point

alt-pop: Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure

post-punk: Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia

post-rock: Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There

prog: --

psych-rock: --

psychedelia: --

psychedelic: --

punk: The Linda Lindas – Growing Up

r&b: The Weeknd – Dawn FM

rap: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

reggae: --

rock: Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful

alt. rock: Suede – Autofiction

shoegaze: --

singer-songwriter: Taylor Swift – Midnights

soul: Bruce Springsteen – Only The Strong Survive

synthpop: Hot Chip – Freakout/Release

techno: Daniel Avery – Ultra Truth

trip hop: FKA Twigs - CAPRISONGS

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the best debut albums of the year

Wet Leg – Wet Leg

The Smile – A Light For Attracting Attention

Yard Act – The Overload

Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B

Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance

The Linda Lindas – Growing Up

Daniel Rossen – You Belong There

Plains – I Walked With You A Ways

Skullcrusher – Quiet the Room

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the worst albums of the year (the worst albums that succeeded to be in the database - the bad of the good)

Bret McKenzie – Songs Without Jokes

Babeheaven – Sink Into Me

Editors – EBM

HAAi – Baby, We’re Ascending

Buzzard, Buzzard, Buzzard – Backhand Deals

Grace Cummings �� Storm Queen

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I tagged 554 of my posts in 2022

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#my thoughts - 23 posts

#megan thee stallion - 18 posts

#music - 14 posts

#abbott elementary - 10 posts

#beyoncé - 9 posts

#rihanna - 9 posts

#aaliyah - 9 posts

#janet jackson - 8 posts

#renaissance - 8 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#all this abusers and predators running around hollywood with awards under their belts and will is the only one who has to give his back smdh

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Atp I feel like the Met Gala should just abolish themes. Celebrities are gonna show up wearing whatever the fuck they please. Dress code/theme be damned! Rich people are boring and don’t like following the rules.

13 notes - Posted May 3, 2022

#4

26 notes - Posted May 6, 2022

#3

*Arriving at my job w/ the radio at full blast*

YOU WON’T BREAK MY SOUL!

YOU WON’T BREAK MY SOUL!

36 notes - Posted June 21, 2022

#2

They did not have to show us his skull

48 notes - Posted January 27, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

19 children were killed by a gunman last month, but the Supreme Court overturn abortion to “protect the children”.

Fuck this country! 🖕🏾

81 notes - Posted June 24, 2022

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